Europe stocks waver ahead of data; Total rises

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stocks kicked off Wednesday in a cautious fashion, with most markets trading in tight ranges ahead of industrial-production data for the euro zone and U.S. retail sales later in the day. The Stoxx Europe 600 index
SXXP, -1.07%
fell 0.1% to 286.93. French bank Societe Generale SA
GLE, +0.87%
lost 3.9%, after posting a fourth-quarter loss. Shares of oil group Total SA
FP, -2.05%TOT, -1.32%
gained 1%, as the firm's profit for the fourth quarter beat expectations. Heineken Holding NV
HEIO, -1.08%
was also sent higher after an upbeat earnings report, up 2.4% in Amsterdam. Among country-specific indexes, France's CAC 40 index
PX1, -1.13%
fell 0.2% to 3,681.07, while Germany's DAX 30 index
DAX, -1.39%
rose 0.1% to 7,.667.89. The FTSE 100 index
UKX, -1.69%
lost 0.2% to 6,323.88.

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